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Before the Na'vi in James Cameron's "Avatar" and Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" took on another dimension -- and an extra few bucks for each ticket sold -- movie-theater owners spent between $65,000 to $125,000 per auditorium to retrofit screens and projectors to show the reach-out-and-touch-air effects in 3-D films.

I've raved about this being the "golden age of reprints" before, but that doesn't mean that everything old is worth buying:

-- I wish I knew the editorial reasoning behind "The Sinister House of Secret Love," an unusual title introduced by DC Comics in 1971.

They're coming, migrating quickly toward our beloved state whether you like it or not. And it's just a matter of time until they're infesting everything you love about Florida.

"SHALL WE KISS?" (2007. NOT RATED. MUSIC BOX FILMS. $29.95.)

ABC's Oscar telecast tried to have it all Sunday night -- pop-tartlet presenters for young movie fans, a lengthy tribute to the late director John Hughes for the Gen X crowd and hosts specializing in often corny jokes for viewers nostalgic for the days of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope -- but probably ended up pleasing few viewers.

"THE PURSUIT," Jamie Cullum (Verve)

Jamie Cullum could be awesome if he had a better voice, but the singer/instrumentalist still does a remarkable job of overcoming his vocal limitations to project charisma as he hopscotches over hyphenated genres on "The Pursuit."

In 1962, in a scene in Elvis Presley's 12th movie, "It Happened at the World's Fair," child actor Kurt Russell was required to kick the famous rock 'n' roll singer in the shin.

"Elvis put a pad on and Kurt missed the pad and really kicked him, and it hurt," recalled longtime Elvis friend and actor Red West. "I can still see it now. I was sitting right there, watching it."

A guide to movies from a family perspective:

"Alice in Wonderland"

-- Rated: PG.

-- Best for: Elementary school age and up.

At 82, the Academy Awards ceremony is shaking things up.

This year's bash (broadcast live beginning at 8:30 p.m. EST Sunday, ABC) promises to be swifter and funnier. For the first time, the show will have two hosts -- Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.

The best viewer for NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" will be both a People magazine subscriber and an armchair genealogist. Unfortunately for NBC, those may be mutually exclusive areas of interest.